node
node Lexical Profile
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• noun
A point in a network, system, or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch; in computing, an individual device or data point connected to a larger network.
"When a primary server fails, the network automatically reroutes traffic through an adjacent node."
A small mass of differentiated tissue or a circumscribed swelling in the human body, such as a lymph gland, or a pathological protuberance resulting from inflammation.
"The physician palpated the patient's neck to check for a swollen lymph node."
The part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves, branches, or aerial roots emerge, often forming a slight knob or joint.
"To propagate the vine, make a clean cut just below the leaf node before placing the stem in water."
A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimum or zero amplitude (in physics), or either of the two points at which a planet's orbit intersects the plane of the ecliptic (in astronomy).
"Plucking the guitar string lightly at its midpoint creates a stationary node that produces a clear harmonic."
• Rhymes for node
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century from Latin 'nodus', meaning a knot, swelling, or binding point, which shares an ancient Indo-European root with the English word 'net'.